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European Puck: Atlant and Ray Emery Ousted by Magnitka

By Jeff Z. Klein March 15, 2009 11:44 amMarch 15, 2009 11:44 am

Atlant Mytishchi had a terrific season, leading the K.H.L. for better than half the campaign and justifying the large infusions of cash the relatively new club received from the Moscow Regional government and whichever oligarchs lay behind those funds. But it all came crashing down on Sunday, at the hands of a team from the South Urals that’s been at or near the top ever since the provincial clubs became powerful some 15 years ago.

(6) Metallurg Mg 4-2 Atlant (5). Alexei Kaigorodov beats Ray Emery and breaks a 2-2 tie with 14 minutes left, and Magnitka eliminate Atlant, 3 games to 1. That means two of the K.H.L.’s top three regular-season teams in total points have been eliminated. Summary

The Czech Extraliga quarterfinal between Pardubice and Plzeňs came down to Game 7 overtime:

(2) Pardubice 3-4 ot Plzeň (7). Pardubice’s Libor Pivko ties it with four minutes left. But in the 26th minute of OT, Martin Adamský scores from G.M. Martin Straka, and Plzeň advance to the semifinals. Summary

Three overtimes in four games in the German DEL quarterfinals (best of seven):

Swedish Kvalserien promotion/relegation tournament. This is a minileague involving the bottom two clubs from the Elitserien and the top four qualifiers from the Allsvenskan. The two teams that finish on top of the Kvalserien, or qualifying series, go the Elitserien next season. This is Matchday 2 of the 8-game schedule:

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